Kröger Lab
Developmental Neuroscience
© J. Greune / LMU
Prof. Dr. Stephan Kröger
Developmental Neuroscience
Division of Physiological Genomics
+49 89 2180 71899
skroeger@lmu.de
Research Topics
- Synaptogenesis at the neuromuscular junction and in the CNS
- Molecular basis of synaptic plasticity
- Development and function of muscle spindles
- Changes of muscle spindle function in neuromuscular diseases
We investigate synapse formation in the brain, at the neuromuscular junction and in muscle spindles. To this end, we address questions like: How are synaptic connections generated? How are they maintained and how do they change under pathological conditions? Our work is based on the hypothesis that the molecular determinants are similar in the CNS, in muscle spindles, and at neuromuscular junctions. For our analysis, we use a wide range of methods, including electrophysiologcal recordings, confocal microscopy, transgenic animals and molecular biological techniques. Read more...
Publications
Scientific vita
- since 2007
- Full professor, Dept. Physiological Genomics, Biomedical Center, LMU Munich
- 2006-2007
- Professor, Brandenburg University of Technology, Senftenberg
- 2000-2006
- Assistant professor (Hochschuldozent), Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Mainz
- 1992-2000
- Junior group leader, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt
- 1989-1992
- Postdoctoral researcher, McMahan Lab, Department of Neuroscience, Stanford University, USA
- 1989
- PhD in Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen